The following states are priority opposition alert state as they now have bills to restrict or eliminate vaccine exemptions: AR(withdrawn), CT, IA, MN, NY, OK, PA, TX and UT.

The following states are priority support alert states as they now have bills to add or expand vaccine exemptions: HI, IA, ID, MS (died), NJ, NY, OK, RI, TN, TX, WA, and WV. If you are in WV, a bill was just filed last week to expand vaccine exemptions and your calls are needed on Monday to get the bill set for a hearing.

If you are in any of the following states, beware that there are bills filed to expand vaccine tracking or eliminate OPT-IN Consent for vaccine tracking and that these need to be opposed: CT, ID, KS, MA, MT, NY, TX and UT.

There are school shaming bills filed to require and normalize the public disclosure of vaccination and exemption rates in the following states: AZ, CT, NV, NY, OK, TX, UT, and VA (withdrawn). These bills need to be opposed as states that already do this have experienced increased media hostility towards schools or districts with lower vaccination or higher exemption rates. This instigates community driven discrimination and bullying of vaccine selective families.

If you are in CT, TX, or UT, there are discriminatory and presumptuous bills that need to be opposed that mandate families utilizing vaccine exemptions participate in state required vaccine education. Just because a family takes an exemption, doesn’t mean they are lacking vaccine education. Conversely, just because a family vaccinates with everything, doesn’t mean they are educated yet no vaccine education is required of those blindly following recommendations.

BILLS THAT NEED YOUR ACTION IN 35 STATES

There are 134 bills filed that need your support or opposition! PLEASE LOG IN TO http://NVICAdvocacy.org for more detailed information including links to the bills themselves. Please understand that we are analyzing bills and updating the NVIC Advocacy Portal multiple times a day and this information changes daily so log in often. Use this resource to find out what is going on in your state and what you can do to help.

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Here is a breakdown of the types of bills filed that we are tracking as of 2/24/17. Please note NVIC is opposed to the types of bills highlighted in red text and we support the types of bills in green text.

EXEMPTIONS AND INFORMED CONSENT

Restricting Vaccine Exemptions

CT, IA, MN, NY, OK, TX, UT

Eliminating Vaccine Exemptions

AR, NY, OK, PA

School Shaming and Exemption Disclosure

AZ, CT, NV, NY, OK, TX, UT, VA

Expand Vaccine Exemptions

HI, IA, ID, MS, NJ, NY, OK, RI, TN, TX, WA, WV

Protecting Vaccine Delay and Refusal from Child Abuse Claims

OR

Add to Who Can Sign Medical Exemptions

TX

Prohibit Docs from Throwing Exempting Patients out

TX

Forced Detention and Treatment on Suspicion of Vaccine Preventable Disease

NY

Expand Vaccine Informed Consent

OR, TX, WA

Granting Minor Children Consent Authority for Certain Vaccines Without Parents

MN, NY, TX

Granting School Nurses Vaccine Consent Authority for Homeless Children

WA

MANDATES

Adds New Vaccine Mandates

CT, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MO, MT, NJ, NY, OR, VA

Restricting Vaccine Mandates

MS, NH, NJ, OR

Prevents Vaccine Mandates for Adults

MS

Requires Children of Foster Parents to be Vaccinated with no exemptions

AZ

VACCINE TRACKING AND REPORTING

Eliminates OPT-IN Consent for Vaccine Tracking

MT, TX

Expands Vaccine Tracking

CT, ID, KS, MA, MT, NY, TX, UT

Requires Tracking of Parental Refusal of Vaccines

MD

Requires Reports of Vaccine Reactions to Leg

VT

Adds OPT-OUT on Forced Inclusion Vaccine Tracking System

MA

Alters Vaccine Board Positions

ME

Requires Public Schools to Conduct Health Visits to Private School Students

IA

VACCINES

Prohibits Certain Ingredients in Vaccines

MO

Requires Vaccine Promotion/Marketing

GA, IL, MD, NE, OR, TN, TX

Permits Pharmacists Administer More Vaccines

HI, IN, KS, KY, MD, MT, NY, SD

Expands Vaccine/Public Health Programs

WA

INDIVIDUAL BILLS WE ARE TRACKING AS OF 2/24/17 (note you must be registered and logged in to see the specific information about the bills in your state). Bills highlighted below in red are moving at this time and NVIC is opposed to their passage. Please read the bill and contact your state legislators to voice your concerns.